Short track team leader: Mixed Group relay gold medal greatly improves Zhenxin heart and morale
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6 (Reporter Liu Yang, Ding Wenxian) after overcoming the adverse effects of personnel disorder and plateau operations, the young Chinese short track speed skating team won the first gold medal of the new season on the 5th local time in the mixed group relay of the World Cup Salt Lake City station. Liu Chenyu, the leader of the Chinese team, said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency that the Salt Lake City race was a test of everyone’s will and quality. The mixed group relay gold medal improved the confidence and morale of the team.
The Chinese team, mainly young players, has been greatly tested in Salt Lake City this season: because some athletes in the team have symptoms of cold and fever, although the official nucleic acid test results of the organizing committee of the competition are all negative, however, considering the physical state and competitive state of the athletes, the Chinese team adjusted the competition list; In addition, Lin Xiaoyan, who had relatively rich experience in the competition in the team, did not play because of the injury in the last match.
Liu Chenyu revealed that poor personnel especially had a huge impact on the relay race. Only five people from the beginning to the end of the Chinese team participating in the men’s relay were able to play, and only four people were signed up for the women’s relay, and no one could replace them on the court, the relay of mixed groups can only be resisted by one round of the main force, which is a great test to the physical strength and willpower of all athletes. Liu Chenyu said: “In the absence of several leading player, we held up and won the first gold in the new season. This is not only a test of will quality, it has greatly improved the confidence and morale of the team.”
In a sense, Salt Lake City is the “lucky place” of the Chinese team. Yang Yang’s first gold of Chinese Winter Olympics and Wu Dajing’s men’s 500-meter world record were all created in Salt Lake City. On the other hand, Salt Lake City is also a plateau Stadium, and athletes consume more physical strength. Liu Chenyu said that due to the serious attrition, everyone was exhausted that day. He said: “Li Wenlong not only participated in individual projects today, but also compared men’s relay and mixed group relay. When the last one was finished, he collapsed on the field. The team clenched their teeth to support the game. This fighting spirit makes people moved.”
Liu Chenyu introduced that this national team is a very young team. Some athletes have not participated in the national competition, and this season is directly compared with the World Cup. He said: “This gold medal is of great significance to us. Young players used to feel that some of the world’s strong players were far away, but through this game, they defeated the South Korean team and the Netherlands team, and they would be more confident to compete with the strong teams on the world stage.”
Liu Chenyu specifically mentioned that the gold medal winning result of the mixed group relay was 2 minutes 37 seconds 153, which was similar to the result of the Chinese team winning the championship in the Beijing Winter Olympics at 2 minutes 37 seconds 348. He said: “This result has greatly encouraged the players, indicating that they can also challenge the limits and reach this height. In the future, they will be more calm and confident to participate in the competition, this is the most precious harvest for young athletes.” (Xinhuanet)